Macon and Western Railroad
Georgia. 103 miles, in operation by 1861.
- Miles, 1865
- 103
- Gauge
- 5 ft
- Trains today
- 100%
- States
- Georgia
Then and now
- Trains run on it today103 mi
Track in service on this route today belongs to Norfolk Southern.
On this line
- Atlanta arsenal, rolling mill and depotsDepot
- Macon ArsenalArsenal
- Atlanta under Union occupationRail junction
- Kilpatrick raids the Macon and Western at Jonesborough and LovejoyAugust 20, 1864
- Hood blows up his ammunition train and abandons AtlantaSeptember 1, 1864
- Sherman cuts the Macon and Western at JonesboroughAugust 31, 1864